Keeping White Lake Water Clean Water Quality Forum

West Michigan Environmental Action Council has been West Michigan’s preeminent resource for environmental education and advocacy since 1968.  Founded by a diverse group of concerned citizens and organizational stakeholders, WMEAC is a non-profit, 501C3 organization uniquely positioned to respond to emerging issues and new threats to West Michigan’s natural and human ecologies, strategically focused on building sustainable communities and protecting water resources.

West Michigan Environmental Action Council

Hear updates on White Lake: the cleanup of the DuPont site, septic system pollution, E. coli and toxic algae, and climate change impacts.

Fruitland Township Hall

West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) will host Keeping White Lake Water Clean Water Quality Forum at Fruitland Township Hall, 4545 Nestrom Road, Whitehall MI, 49461 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The forum will be in person and cover the following topics: an update on the cleanup of the DuPont/Chemours site; emerging threats to water quality, such as E. coli and toxic algae; how green infrastructure (such as rain barrels and tree plantings) can address stormwater runoff pollution; climate change and the Great Lakes, and an overview of septic systems, their contributions to water quality problems, and best practices for management.Speakers are Michael Eslick, operations manager for Public Health Muskegon County; Dr. Rick Rediske, senior program manager &amp; professor at GVSU-Annis Water Resources Institute; Aaron Parker, senior aquatic biologist for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE); Carlos Calderon, water programs manager for WMEAC; Claire Schlaff, chairwoman of the Chemours Environmental Impact Committee (CEIC); and Dr. Kevin B. Strychar, professor at GVSU-Annis Water Resources Institute.The water quality forum is part of a larger Keep White Lake Water Clean Project that includes several other educational events scheduled into the fall. Project partners include Public Health Muskegon County and the water resources commissioner; the Muskegon Conservation District; Fruitland and White River Townships; and the Whitehall and Montague Middle School Science Programs.Funding for this project is provided by the Michigan Coastal Management Program, Water Resources Division, Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.For more information, please contact Tanya Cabala, Lakeshore Outreach Organizer at tcabala@wmeac.org or (231) 798-5196.*If you are unable to make this event, another one will be held on July 14th.

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